Cyanerpes (Honeycreepers), one page on "chachalacas" birds, 1963

About the Project

What's a honeycreeper and what does it sound like? Transcribe Martin Moynihan's 1963 field notes to learn more about honeycreepers in Barro Colorado, Panama.

This set of field notes was made by Martin Moynihan (1952-1996) between November 3, 1957-May 15, 1963. The pages document the behaviors and physical appearances of Cyanerpes (Honeycreepers); of groups and individual birds and their bird songs. In the notes, Moynihan highlights the text along the left hand margin to indicate which bird is being described. Descriptions include sex, colors of plumage, and size and often include illustrations.

This field book is part of the Field Book Project and Registry: a conservation and digitization initiative co-sponsored by the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Help us discover bird songs and more within the collection by transcribing field notes like these from the Field Book project and the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Cyanerpes (Honeycreepers), one page on "chachalacas" birds, 1963

What's a honeycreeper and what does it sound like? Transcribe Martin Moynihan's 1963 field notes to learn more about honeycreepers in Barro Colorado, Panama.